![]() ![]() ![]() Police tracked down and arrested Meiwes after a student in Austria alerted them to an advertisement Meiwes had placed on the Internet seeking a man willing to be killed and eaten. Meiwes' lawyer argues that it was a form of mercy killing, which would carry a maximum five year sentence. Meiwes faces life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors say the killing was sexually motivated and filed murder charges, despite concluding that the killer had the victim's consent. Wilmer declined to comment on whether he believed Meiwes might reoffend. He told the court that he subsequently looked for further willing victims through Internet adverts and chat rooms. Meiwes went on trial in Kassel earlier this month and confessed in detail to the March 2001 killing of 43-year-old engineer Bernd Juergen Brandes at his home. ![]() He said said Meiwes needs psychotherapy, but did not need to be kept in a psychiatric institute. A German who confessed to killing a man and eating his flesh is in good mental health, but should be given psychotherapy, according to a prison psychiatrist who testified at his murder trial.Īrmin Meiwes, 42, lacks empathy and self-control but should be considered healthy, said Heinrich Wilmer.
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